Top ten tips when buying a computer at PC World

[Tommy G]

1. Make sure the lower corner of screen doesn't have the words "Etch-a-sketch" on it.

2. It's celebrity spokesman is that "Hasslehoff!" guy.

3. The sales person recommends it.

4. It's slogan is "Pentium: redefining mathematics".

5. The "quick reference" manual is 120 pages long.

6. Whenever you turn it on, all the cash tills start ringing.

7. The screen often displays the message, "Upgrade to a Mac?"

8. The manual contains only one sentence: "Good Luck!"

9. The only chip inside is a Dorito.

10. It has double glazing instead of Windows.

[DanDaMan]

some old ones but still good.

it's always a laugh when a PC World bod asks if they can be of any assistance - just ask them to explain the difference between Raid 0 and Raid 5 or if a Core2Duo will fit okay in a Socket 939 motherboard.

I bet they say just one moment sir I will go and find out for you.

[pilgrim]

Or when they try to fit a SIMM into a PCI slot. And more worryingly, succeed.... basingstoke PC World, circa 1997.

back then, we used to ask the staff about SCSI....

[BiG K]

Or when they sell you a "BRAND NEW HARD DRIVE" yet has images of women and men, in various poses whilst naked........lol

I was at pcworld a few weeks ago, and asked a few annoying questions, such as "does this computer come with a cup holder?"

After they took me as a complete idiot, the salesman wanted to sell me a £1600 media centre computer.....that comes with "Intel extreme Graphics"

I asked if I would be able to play the upcoming games such as Crysis......The salesman said I would definitely be able to play all the latest games......the idiots!